United_States_homicide_offending_rates_by_race_1980_2008.svg
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Description United States homicide offending rates by race 1980 2008.svg |
English:
A
line chart
presenting data about and depicting trends in the number of individuals identified as homicide offenders, separated by race, from the year 1980 to 2008, in the United States. For the most relevant definitions of the terms "white" and "black", refer to
race and ethnicity as used in the United States Census
. These statistics may be affected by
racial disparities in the United States criminal justice system
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Based on data from: Alexia D. Cooper, Erica L. Smith,
Bureau of Justice Statistics
(2011-11-16).
Homicide Trends in the United States, 1980-2008
. NCJ 236018. Page 11. Archived at
https://web.archive.org/web/20180330165915/https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=2221
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The accompanying text reads: Trends by raceBlacks were disproportionately represented among homicide victims and offenders
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Data
Data:Bjs.gov/Homicide Trends in the United States, 1980-2008/htus8008f18.tab
Year | Whites | Blacks |
---|---|---|
1980 | 6.4 | 49.8 |
1981 | 5.9 | 45.8 |
1982 | 5.6 | 41.2 |
1983 | 5.3 | 36.3 |
1984 | 5.3 | 33.1 |
1985 | 5.1 | 34 |
1986 | 5.3 | 37.9 |
1987 | 5.2 | 36.6 |
1988 | 4.9 | 41.3 |
1989 | 5.1 | 42.1 |
1990 | 5.6 | 46.5 |
1991 | 5.6 | 51.1 |
1992 | 5.2 | 46.5 |
1993 | 5.2 | 48.5 |
1994 | 5.1 | 44.5 |
1995 | 4.8 | 38.4 |
1996 | 4.4 | 34.9 |
1997 | 4.1 | 31.2 |
1998 | 4.1 | 26.9 |
1999 | 3.5 | 24.5 |
2000 | 3.5 | 25.2 |
2001 | 3.6 | 25.4 |
2002 | 3.6 | 24.8 |
2003 | 3.5 | 25.2 |
2004 | 3.6 | 24 |
2005 | 3.5 | 26.6 |
2006 | 3.4 | 28.4 |
2007 | 3.4 | 27.4 |
2008 | 3.4 | 24.7 |
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